Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-30
Milford.

MILFORD, June 29-Rev. N. T. Merwin, of
Trumbull preached in Plymouth church
last Sunday in exchange with Rev. N. Ct.
Axtelle.
Charles F. Bosworth was in town last Fri
day looking after his fathers property here
which Mr.. Chadwick has rented. Mr.. Frank
Bosworth intends to remain in Massachu-
sets until his health has become better es-
tablished.
Miss Angelina Baldwin, of New York, and
Mrs. Celia Treat, of New Haven, spent
Saturday among their many friends in this
place.
The First church Sunday school will hold
their annual picnic at High Rock Grove Au-
gust IS.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the First church was admitted
to the New Haven union last Monday night.
A Spanish coin over one hundred years old
was found by one of A1phonso Smiths sons
one day last week in the grounds about the
house.
GeorgeiM Gum is making important i'm
provements about the postofice block.
The Broad street park now presents beau
tiful prospect with the Improvements which
are being constantly made by the residents
who live in its vicinity.
July 4th the Town hall will be open for the
sale of ice cream and Strawberries in the af-
ternoon and evening This festival will be
given under the auspices of the Young Peo-
ple's society of the First church.
DIR. Andrews has moved into his new resi-
dence on Broad street.
The Acorn society of ST. Peters church
we're unfortunate last Wednesday evening in
the steady rain that prevented an attendance
at their dairy festival at the rectory.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Roder met with
the misfortune of losing their infant daugh-
ter last Saturday. The burial services were
held on Sunday afternoon, and conducted by
Rev. j. II. Fitzgerald.
The services attending the dedication of
the Woodmont chapel took place on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. The large gathering
of people, which filed every available space
in the building and within hearing distance
outside, was good evidence of the interest
which was felt in this work The building
is very neat and attractive in style, and well
suited to the purpose for which it is built
The platform was Hastily adorned with
flowers, while a star of daisies and two de-
signs of roses were suspended over the plat
form. The music was excellent, the
singing being supplemented by the
addition of Brooks and Lincoln's orchestra
of West Haven. Rev. N. I. Merwin offered
the invocation prayer and read the scripture
! lesson. Rev. Mr.. Squires, of West Haven,
then preached the dedication sermon, basing
his discourse on the words found in John 10,
3637. He set forth some practical thoughts
on the truth as taught by Christ and it's
the hope that the work begun might be car
ried out and result in great good. Rev. Mr..
Ayres stated that the building and pews were
paid for at an expense of 81 ZOO. A collec-
ton. was taken which amounted to about
$40, which will be devoted to other improve
ments on the interior. After an anthem by
the quartette the dedicatory prayer was Of
fered by Rev. N. M. Calhoun. The choir
and congregation then united in singing
'tBlest be the tie that binds" and the bene-
diation by Rev. Mr.. Bryan, of West Haven,
concluded the exercises.
A bearing before the railroad commits
sioner at the Woodmont station was held at
10 o'clock last Friday, on :. petition of the
directors of the Consolidated railroad to
abolish the grade crossing at the Woodmont
station by changing the road $50 further
west and erecting bridge for public travel.
The adjoining property owners and the
selectmen were notified to be present. The
selectmen employed George M. Gum as
counsel. Superintendent Shepard of the
Hartford division was present and Lynde
Harrison as attorney. Mr.. Curtis was pres
emit with a map of the proposed alteration.
The expense was stated to be about $12, 600,
half of which was to be paid by the town of
Milford if the commissioners declared SO.
Mr.. Gum, in behalf of the se1ectmen, OPP
posed the plan, on the ground that Milford
would not be benefited materially, that the
town had already been to the expense of grad
ing the hill and that the railroad would soon
be obliged to remove the sharp curves, when
the expense of building bridge would be
necessary. The hearing was adjourned until
July 7th, at New Haven.